Thanks for your opinions guys. I really appreciate it. I grew up with Jap bikes so I know what the build quality is like with them and I also purchased 2 SSR 125cc pit bikes a few months ago and was surprisingly impressed with build quality of those.

That being said, I think I made a better purchase for my situation right now. I have a 2008 Yamaha R6s and my fiance has been wanting to get a bike to ride with me and that is the main reason I was looking at the xf 250, so she would have something not to expensive for her first bike, but I found a deal on a 2001 Suzuki Bandit 1200 that I feel made it a better purchase than the SSR.


I still think I am going to pick up a couple of the SSR xf 250's around tax time for me and my buddies to ride, but for now this will keep us entertained.

Thanks again guys, and I will post a thread if I purchase the SSR's